Its over...and I'm surprisingly upset

I thoroughly enjoyed EDUC 4P19 with Susan Drake. Mainly because she was the only professor that directly cared about her students, that she designed the course around our needs, desires and interests. I can’t say this for any other courses, EDUC 4P19 was definitely unique. Everything about the course was useful and applicable to us as future teachers. Ex. Designing curriculums, Genius Hour presentations, blog group discussions, integrated curriculums are all very useful to name a few. Susan Drake tried new things with us even though she was not comfortable with it (google documents) and sometimes we were not comfortable with it (popsicle sticks). The exit cards were awesome because they allow for feedback from students or questions from students who didn’t have time to ask. I really want to incorporate exit cards because it gives shy students the opportunity to ask questions and state their mind. I will definitely incorporate exit cards in my class someday.

Susan Drakes course was my favourite course in university thus far. Thank you Professor for making a course in university useful to my life. Sounds harsh towards other courses but it is very true.

I really enjoyed blogs because it gave students the opportunity to collaborate on a topic and express their individual outlook. There were agreements, disagreements and great discussions. I think the blogs were effective because it allowed students to become comfortable with their colleagues and ultimately comfortable to express their own opinions.

I also really enjoyed Genius Hour because over the course of my school life, I was never given time to research a topic that interested me. It was awesome to present my interests with the class. Presenting, even the smallest things, is a useful tool as a teacher. I am getting more comfortable over time presenting in all my education courses. Which is another reason why I appreciate this course. I mean…I don’t get the opportunity to present in a Physics course…ever.

Another great portion of the course is the creation of our own science curriculum. It is another realistic aspect to the course because obviously, as teachers, we will need to collaborate and come up with ideas and design a curriculum that follows the grade expectations.

As I said in my first blog, communication is the best way to learn. And everything Susan Drake incorporated in the course involved communication. I would like to thank Susan Drake one last time for a memorable experience through my struggles as a student in university.